The NHL belt's wildest and quietest seasons

The seasons the belt changed hands most, and the ones it hardly moved.

Some seasons the belt barely moves. Others it gets passed around like a hot potato. Here are the seasons it changed hands most, and the ones where it hardly moved.

Busiest seasons

1. 1998–99: 55 title changes among 22 franchises; Dallas Stars finished with it.
2. 2002–03: 54 title changes among 22 franchises; New Jersey Devils finished with it.
3. 2007–08: 54 title changes among 19 franchises; Detroit Red Wings finished with it.
4. 2010–11: 54 title changes among 27 franchises; Boston Bruins finished with it.
5. 1999–00: 53 title changes among 21 franchises; New Jersey Devils finished with it.

Quietest seasons

1. 1918–19: 9 title changes. Ottawa Senators carried it in and Montréal Canadiens carried it out.
2. 1919–20: 9 title changes. Montréal Canadiens carried it in and Quebec Bulldogs carried it out.
3. 1920–21: 9 title changes. Hamilton Tigers carried it in and Ottawa Senators carried it out.
4. 1944–45: 11 title changes. Montréal Canadiens carried it in and Chicago Blackhawks carried it out.
5. 1917–18: 12 title changes. Montréal Canadiens carried it in and Ottawa Senators carried it out.

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